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Enter the date the child was placed with the foster family, the name of the foster parent, and the phone number.

4130-2 PASS IV ELIGIBILITY DATES Eligibility to receive child care assistance is determined by the Office of Children’s Services (OCS) staff. When a child is determined eligible, their eligibility and certification period start date is the date the child entered into protective services or the first (1st) of the following month if care has already been authorized. The child is eligible for twelve (12) months.

Example: Child entered protective services July 13, 2019. Their certification period would be July 13, 2019, through June 30, 2020. If care for the child was already authorized for the month of July 2019 the certification period would be August 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020.

4130-3 AUTHORIZING CARE FOR A PASS IV FAMILY The Office of Children’s Services (OCS) staff determine the allowable units of care to be authorized each month. Units of care are determined by comparing the allowable times of the day in which the foster parent(s) is/are participating in their work activity(ies) and any additional allowable time such as travel or sleep time, to the child’s schedule, including the time the child is not in school. In a two (2) foster parent family, the units of care allowed are determined by the time both foster parents are in their work activity at the same time, including any travel and/or sleep time. These times are then compared to the foster family’s selected child care provider’s hours of operation and it is confirmed that the child care provider is licensed and participating in the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) as documented in the child care provider’s case in the Integrated Child Care Information System (ICCIS).

1. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS When determining the care needed, OCS staff are to give additional consideration to:

a. Travel Time Travel time between a foster parent’s work activity and their participating child care provider is allowable before and after their work activity. OCS staff are to discuss with the foster parent their method of transportation to and from work and the usual amount of time needed between their child care provider and their work location.

The maximum travel time of one and one-half (1½) hours before and one and one-half (1½) hours after the work activity is allowable if: • The foster parent travels more than thirty (30) miles each way; and/or